By Gerald V. Paul A Ottawa police racial profiling study that stemmed from the settlement of a human rights complaint, has been put on hold for two months. A then 18-year old Chad Aiken filed a complaint in 2005 with the Ontario Human Rights Commission believing that police stopped him “while he was driving […]
By Herman Silochan Port of Spain, Trinidad: Arriving from ice cold Canada this week, it’s easy to forget how hot this part of the world can be; shorts, t-shirts and slippers rule daily wear. Islanders go about their business, oblivious to much of the outside world, except for their overseas families; even the Laventille […]
The future of movies and communication is here. Please take the 25 min to view this short movie its great and I think its theme is a reality in Toronto has well. Here are some comments about the movie let me know what you think. Uploader Comments (Rayven Choi) stop08it 1 week ago is this […]
By Gerald V. Paul Dr Deborah Persaud, a Guyana-born doctor, hailed as one of the best and brightest AIDS researchers in the field today, is at the centre of world media attention as she contributed towards the cure of a U.S. baby with AIDS with very early treatment. This is the first account of an […]
By Gerald V. Paul One of the co-writers of the 2008 Roots of Youth Violence report is calling for the creation of a permanent czar-like bridge builder who could sit above the more than a dozen ministries and have a stake in youth: Stemming the tide of imprisonment by race. This is a part of […]
By Gerald V. Paul Newly minted Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Keith Mitchell will grace Toronto for a community meeting with the Diaspora. And the Grenada Consulate is extending an invitation to everyone to attend to nationals and friends to a public meeting with the newly elected Prime Minister of Grenada, Dr. Mitchell on Friday, […]
By Jasminee Sahoye A Jamaican farm worker, who was injured on three separate occasions, the last leading to an amputated leg, had a rare opportunity to share his concerns during a consultation on the temporary foreign workers program with federal ministers of Citizenship and Immigration and Human Resources last week. Winston Morrison, 37, who worked […]
Some 500 youths across the GTA are now knowledgeable to help others bring about positive changes with respect to gender-based violence and community safety. With funding through organizations such as the Status of Women, the City of Toronto and the Ontario Trillium Foundation, the Urban Alliance on Race Relations (UARR) ended a three-year project working […]
Advocates representing foreign migrant workers are peeved over a recent move by the federal government to eliminate the special parental benefits for these workers, who contribute an estimated $3.4 million annually to Canada’s Employment Insurance (EI). In December 2012, Human Resources Minister, Diane Finley announced that EI benefits will be eliminated for migrant workers. This […]
On February 22, 2013, Susan Truppe, Member of Parliament for London North Centre and Parliamentary Secretary for Status of Women, officially announced that the Government of Canada building located at 451 Talbot Street, London, Ontario, will be named the Richard Pierpoint Building in recognition of the heroism of this intrepid Black Canadian soldier. MP Truppe […]
